How to Convert 20342 to Binary

Here we will show you step-by-step how to convert the decimal number 20342 to binary.

First, note that decimal numbers use 10 digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) and binary numbers use only 2 digits (0 and 1).

As we explain the steps to converting 20342 to binary, it is important to know the name of the parts of a division problem. In a problem like A divided by B equals C, A is the Dividend, B is the Divisor and C is the Quotient.

The Quotient has two parts. The Whole part and the Fractional part. The Fractional part is also known as the Remainder.

Step 1) Divide 20342 by 2 to get the Quotient. Keep the Whole part for the next step and set the Remainder aside.

Step 2) Divide the Whole part of the Quotient from Step 1 by 2. Again, keep the Whole part and set the Remainder aside.

Step 3) Repeat Step 2 above until the Whole part is 0.

Step 4) Write down the Remainders in reverse order to get the answer to 20342 as a binary.

Here we will show our work so you can follow along:

20342 ÷ 2 = 10171 with 0 remainder
10171 ÷ 2 = 5085 with 1 remainder
5085 ÷ 2 = 2542 with 1 remainder
2542 ÷ 2 = 1271 with 0 remainder
1271 ÷ 2 = 635 with 1 remainder
635 ÷ 2 = 317 with 1 remainder
317 ÷ 2 = 158 with 1 remainder
158 ÷ 2 = 79 with 0 remainder
79 ÷ 2 = 39 with 1 remainder
39 ÷ 2 = 19 with 1 remainder
19 ÷ 2 = 9 with 1 remainder
9 ÷ 2 = 4 with 1 remainder
4 ÷ 2 = 2 with 0 remainder
2 ÷ 2 = 1 with 0 remainder
1 ÷ 2 = 0 with 1 remainder

Then, when we put the remainders together in reverse order, we get the answer. The decimal number 20342 converted to binary is therefore:

100111101110110

So what we did on the page was to Convert A₁₀ to B₂, where A is the decimal number 20342 and B is the binary number 100111101110110. Which means that you can display decimal number 20342 to binary in mathematical terms as follows:

20342₁₀ = 100111101110110₂

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